Every now and again, an exhibition comes along that is so epic in scale and astonishing in ambition that it transforms the way we think about the past. Silk Roads, which opens at the British Museum ...

Ladies and Children, China, Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, silk panel, 179cm x 126.7cm, gift of Mr and Mrs Wellington Yee, HKU.T.2005.1595 [Photo/Courtesy of the University Museum and ...

China is the world’s biggest producer of silk, making over 800,000 tons per year. But their traditional methods have changed little in the last 5,000 years.

Scarves made of hangluo gauze, a type of silk fabric produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Silk has also played a significant role in Chinese interactions with ...

The Silk Road, a network of trade routes connecting the East with the West, was established during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) and facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultural practices.

Author Victoria Finlay traces the fascinating origins of China’s silk industry, ... How silk is made, the fabric’s Chinese history and journey west, and farmers’ unlikely figure of worship.

During the early 1800s, Parsee traders frequented the ports of Canton (Guangdong), Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai to sell Indian cotton, opium and spices in return for Chinese tea, porcelain and silk.

The weavers urged the visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao to ensure complete ban on export of Chinese silk fabric to India. Monday, Jun 23, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe. Sign in. My Account.